Odell Beckham has had plenty of high praise heaped on him during his first two NFL seasons, but the compliment Panthers coach Ron Rivera gave him on Wednesday —comparing Beckham to Jerry Rice — left him at nearly a loss for words.

"To be mentioned in the same sentence as Jerry Rice is still shocking to me, knowing what he accomplished and the things he was able to do," Beckham said. "That's where you want to go, that's the direction you want to go, but I'm nowhere near there.

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"But I do appreciate the compliment. And (I'll) just keep working."

Rivera said that Beckham "really has an opportunity to be one of those guys you'll talk about — he and Jerry Rice … I played against Jerry as well, and I see a lot of flashes in Odell's game."

Beckham said he has tried to pull bits and pieces from many great NFL receivers and incorporate them into his own game. He also has spoken many times with Rice and gotten advice from the Hall of Famer who many consider to be the greatest receiver of all time.

"I haven't gotten the chance to meet him in person, (but he's) a great guy — a guy who'll give me tips whenever he feels he need to," Beckham said. "(He's) just making sure he looks out, like a big brother. He wants to see receivers in general succeed and he's definitely helped me out along the way."

Beckham finished seventh overall in the final tally of fan Pro Bowl votes with 502,241 — more votes than any other non-quarterback in the NFL except for New England TE Rob Gronkowski.

"It's awesome," Beckham said. "Obviously that's the goal. The goal is to either be in the Super Bowl or the Pro Bowl. And right now we're working for Santa Clara (site of Super Bowl 50)."

Beckham was the only Giant to finish first in voting at his position, and one of only four Giants to finish in the Top 10 at their positions. Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie finished 10th among NFL corners with 118,290 votes. Josh Brown was 7th among NFL kickers with 67,715. And Dwayne Harris finished third among punt/kick returners with 84,160 votes.

Rookie LT Ereck Flowers practiced for the second straight day despite his sprained ankle, and he expects to play on Sunday. … WR/KR Dwayne Harris did not practice due to a sore shoulder. … DE George Selvie is still in the concussion protocol and his progress so far has been "not to the extent that you would like," Coughlin said. ... DT Markus Kuhn (knee) is "week to week."